New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-11
MANIA TIN ATHLETIC GAMES.
MUCH INTEREST IN THE ENGLISIMEN.

WONDERFUL JUMPING.
| Over 5000 people were at the Manhattan Athletic
Clubs tenth annual fall games yesterday afternoon.
They the English athletes beaten by American anna
tours who had big hsndicaps, and yelled themselves
when the University Of Pennsylyanias youthful
jumper raised the American running high jump record
full half inch and only failed to smash his own ire
meudous performance in England Of feet 34 Inches
by the accident The track and grounds were
never In better condition Gigantic Wood the champion
English sprnter said before the games he not
quite himself. Bay has evidently little still from
his practice, and Clark, the walker. who beat LANCE in
England only two days of ship, didn't want to risk
hurting his championship chances. LANCE was disqualt
fed the mile walk aud .ttlo Page, from Phladcl
phia. the only Of the noted performers who
equalled expectations.
The officers OF the days games Referee c. NJ. l.
Sacks Judges. H. tourney, stourbridge Cricket Club,
! England; George W. Carr. Manhattan Athletic Club
Time Keepers W. g. wegeman. Williamsburg Athletic
| Club; W. H. Robertson. Williamsburg Athletic Club;
Charles G. Hughes. Manhattan Athletic CLUB and o. A.
| Reed New-iork Athletic Club Thomas A. McEwen wa.
Judge OF walking Thomas u. Hegemau, League or
American wheclmen was judge Of bicycling, and H. Pike
was starter The handicapping was done by MT hege-
man, OF the National Association OF Amateur atnietes
The field contests also had careful CORDS OF oucers
Breahless excitement filled every spectator as inc
leap the path to get ON their marks; Wood
had concede four and half to nine Yards start
splendid burst OF speed hanily 10 % seconds The
winners o. the ohsr trial heats were T. Wsstns Man
A. l. Dcr-mus. College OF the Ciiy OF Nsw-iors. nine
tan Athletic Club thres yards start in 10 25 scconfs
and r. W. Bsbcock. NewYork Athletic club. from INC
Ave and hall yard mark in 10 % seconds Only tho
first place formed place in the final heat whieh
of at BabcDck was fanced by many Tor
nna heh %. as w no ss best Wood was ary s
pec,ed gel a place. could he The sprnIsrs came
aoa BaSeaeS IN TO- seconds, Woods came in third
finishing strongly Good judges said II he had mad ten
| yards more to 20 he would have won. . A..
1 The ssO-yards. or half mile race Drongnt out me
field of thirteen starters Herbert l. Mitchell OF inc
Manhattan Club. who makes every promise 81 ociegs
good one ~ these DAYS won after hard contS
from the yards mark time IN ~ ID sec zee ~ a.
TOmpkins. also OF the Manhattan Atnieuc, 81 yaris
iaoyaId. hurdle race-IIandicsp Seven starters
made pretty sight Of it-goins over tho timber A. r.
! Copeland. - yards won In Is - SIC III Mapes'
Tne one mile run va, another nne RACES II was won
BIZ ,. A. Nerrick. Manhattan Athletic Club 80 YARDS
letc Association c. ]. l. Wllson, ~ yards start
second. - c,,
the Engshman. did start accor Ing TO programme
lie Keeping himself back and only made dc
was starter H. Hycslberg, Olympic Athletic
uses % seconds with o. =. Paynter. Nassau Athletic
Club, 40 seconds. second. Lange was dlsqua'in,d
for skipping. and Ware didn't disappoint those who
The bicycle race. which is always Interesng. brought
Ise eias. 90 yaris start won handiiy making the one
and onehaf ulas less his handicap. IN minutes % a.,
seconds Z. Irving Hal,tead. Harlem Wheeimen' 100
| sprfnter WOOD,
race twenty yards he had to allos Que OF 3s
opponents aud the almost great start he gave the
Ise cnb twenty yards star. won the nrs trial
6, In which Wool ran tn 81 to sseSnas
the full distance in the fine tine OF ~ 10 seconds inc
best Aasrsas rs IN Ee8saa in III as The second
trial heat was captured by w. e. Adans: Manu d -
Corbett Of tho Sassaus Ia yards came IN second Inc
final heat fell IN Dr. Pryor In - seconds WIN Coroe"
fleTen pthIees ran in the nye-mle race It full
of fine work. p D. sklman. of tho Manhattan. T no
seconds. but could not catch his opponens some OF
whom had four mlnnos almost mile start 81 n,n
| start. in 80 minutes and 80 seconds VITA T. r.
Culiou. OF the same club. minutes and 20 SECONDS
English Champion Clark in canary -colored knee
ssss.e' ont was for loudly tGreee saGsS walk
had 10 concede Z. LANCE. the American champion 80
iapgs won T,meN22 minutes. Al seconds 5. A.
Crsmer. Manhattan Athletic Cub minute 40 seconds
A. T. Copeland winning the first trial heat Of tn, the
go yards 9 Broasy n'"q AtSse took bis
seconds ,. George and ''7s'si RSss9
WILLIAMSBURG Athletic Club sixteen yards won the re-
The dual heat was taken by SEQ IN "a seconds WIN
BIscsheath Hsrrer Wood faced the starter again In
the IiO-yard ndcap run; The huge Britishe. CUT
down his opponents ss rapay s ns snS the sryss
aud only finished third In 90 10 seconds herner. IT,
40 s5 seconds With IT, ~ banks. Jr Manhattan A.h.
lotc Club second The best amateur record LOT TINS us
WnlIs ine traes tics we're going OF the field
contests wero being rapidly run on Inc ns. VI s,Sst
compsIitors and :. =. Schuyler. Manhattan Athletic
Club won H. with the aid Of eleven feet OF handicap o
Side Athletic Club six inches bandleap made put oi
50 feet ois inches and got inc s'er meu S PMsnna
tan Athletic Cab inches alyantage win an ne,u
Club aI inches. second with jump OF feet nchs.
Pole vaung-1he big Ulrer,one orleket O,"o , MAJ
RAYS perfornancc with the polo was watched closely
Although breasing the American amateur record, ba az
terra feet y inch, aud egualnc his own aee' w Us
stopped IL three trial. feet inches ysstsray
HIS Osst JUMP was 10 ne. sooe Athlete Club foot
inches advantage, won tho gold medal WIN an IN
he spectators held their bre s every time he climbed
up his pole hand over hand, then iau"cheu ""'''
Throwing The sixteen-pound hammer-Prze won by
,craiehman iamber Of The Manhatians. who sent ING
slowancs. cot second with a throw OF 81 feet inches
j. j. vanlouten tossed the pftysif pohna ,sy ,sa
feel nche, and this added to his handicap OF ieot
gave him t,e victory Giannini, with feet allowance
got second place by tossing The TssH' M.nss Columbia
College Two ao with Jump o. ~ !, ss acc
inches Remsen OF ths Msn ,nuhs ONO '0''
Hsl 70 the chie" was played by the band as little Will
lam Byrd Page tho wonaslq Sy Mr. Sacks who
| panied him his English trip never au as''"' ~
Page took his runs peculiarly but landed over the bar
with unsrrng certainty and the cheers nv.
after another notcn the bar went anu toot
drew showed tho great neres, tno sn of
tns inneld and although IL was nearly O'Clock Do.
person stirred from the grand-s,snd Is inc an,eI st
half inch to the American roeoru us o"n' 'A WV
two inches amid great applause - ,,h
Pare raised Que ingsr the bar won't up an men,
~. could Ton " N he would Hrst prize and breM
bis own best on record tho world. feet ~ inehes:
mada Al sfourbrIdge, In England. on August 10 ZIG
:, AZ hree trials and iu OF them cleared the par
fairly but dslodged t with his hand or edo" com'hs
down